White Sands, New Mexico
Census-designated place in New Mexico, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the main residential area on the White Sands Missile Range. For the national park, see White Sands National Park. For other uses, see White Sands.
White Sands[3] is a census-designated place (CDP) in Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States. It consists of the main residential area on the White Sands Missile Range. As of the 2010 census the population of the CDP was 1,651.[4] It is part of the Las Cruces Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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White Sands, New Mexico | |
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Coordinates: 32°23′3″N 106°29′52″W | |
Country | United States |
State | New Mexico |
County | Doña Ana |
Area | |
• Total | 4.22 sq mi (10.94 km2) |
• Land | 4.22 sq mi (10.94 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
Elevation | 4,300 ft (1,300 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 926 |
• Density | 219.22/sq mi (84.63/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
ZIP code | 88002 |
Area code | 575 |
FIPS code | 35-84845 |
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